• nialv7@lemmy.worldEnglish
    941·
    2 days ago

    i don’t understand how a linux user can have the mindset of “well there is already X, why new alternative”. having alternatives is like, our whole thing

    • hornedfiend@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      137·
      2 days ago

      Reason is simple. They could have done that years ago, instead they pushed against it and now Steam has the best and tried Linux support.

      Yes, alternatives are good,but be better as a company.

      • terabyterex@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        2 days ago

        1. gog just became independent again

        2. on gog, you actually own your game.

        3. gog does tremendous work making oldrr games work on new hardware.

      • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
        18·
        2 days ago

        Yes, alternatives are good,but be better as a company.

        Gog became independent of CD Project only fairly recently.

    • Necrifyre@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      26·
      2 days ago

      It’s the reason why Linux is the way it is. If we just succumbed to whatever Linus Torvalds wanted to do, Linux as we know it would fall completely to AI. But, that isn’t the reality we have to face, we have plenty of Linux variations out there so that we do not have to just deal with one sole Linux distro.

      When the Ubuntu developers disappointed the fanbase, we had options. Lately when Linus Torvalds announced AI, we have options.

      That’s the beauty of it all.

      • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        Not true. All Linux distros use the Linux kernel, which is maintained primarily by Linus.

        • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
          31·
          2 days ago

          I’m pretty sure there are forks. IIRC there were several forks when the AI stuff was announced. Yes, it’s still a Linux kernel, but there is more than one Linux kernel. There is a mainline one, but there are other options too. There are also other kernels entirely too.